Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous pathogen that causes morbidity risk in
immunologically suppressed and immunodeficient patients including congenital infections …

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection often leads to systemic disease in
immunodeficient patients and congenitally infected children. Despite its clinical significance …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a widespread pathogen that is responsible for severe disease in
immunocompromised individuals and probably, associated with vascular disease in the …

The complex interaction between natural killer (NK) cells and cytomegalovirus is a paradigm
of the co-evolution between genomes of large DNA viruses and their host immune systems …

The activating immunoreceptor NKG2D promotes elimination of infected or malignant cells
by cytotoxic lymphocytes through engagement of stress-induced MHC class I-related …

Abstract Human CMV (HCMV)-encoded NK cell-evasion functions include an MHC class I
homolog (UL18) with high affinity for the leukocyte inhibitory receptor-1 (CD85j, ILT2, or …

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) employs a variety of strategies to modify or evade the host
immune response, and natural killer (NK) cells play a crucial role in controlling …

Several reports have shown that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-infected cells are resistant
to NK lysis. These studies have focused on receptor-ligand interactions, and different HCMV …

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) down‐regulates cell surface expression of HLA class I
molecules (HLA‐I). UL18, an HCMV‐encoded HLA‐I homologue, has been proposed to …

Natural killer (NK) cells are key components of innate immune responses, providing
surveillance against cells undergoing tumorigenesis or infection, by viruses or internal …